Potential Impacts of Climate Change related Hazards

Impacts to specific system of interest

Natural-resource
Hazard
Population based production Critical Facilities Urban use areas Lifeline utilities
areas
Rain-induced Loss of income Decreased crop Disruption of basic Loss of income Damage to roads and
Landslide Loss of lives production services due to the bridges
Loss of disruption of
property/ies basic services
Figure 1 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Rain Fall - Agriculture)

Increase in Rainfall
(Agriculture)

Increase in Increase
Irrigation Supply Inundation Area

Increase in Damage to Crops

Increase in Agricultural and Livestocks
cropping season Production Area

Decrease in
Sufficient Rice Less Rice Increase Farmer's
Poverty Alleviation Production
Supply Importation Income

Increase Increase Decrease in

Stable Price of Participation Rate Decrease Purchasing Power Income
Rice in Education Malnutrition of Local Farmers
Sector

Health Problems
Increase in Increase in Out-of- among Agriculture
Malnutrition school-youth Dependent
Families

Increase Qualified
4Ps Recepient

Figure 2 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Temperature - Agriculture)

Increase in
 (Agriculture)

Drought
Figure 3 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Precipitation - Coastal)

Increase in
Precipitation
(Coastal)
Cashew Orchard
Lower Rate of
Occurrence of Pest Significant decrease and/or cashew
conception among
and Diseases in Crop Production intercropping is
livestock
feasible
Water Pollution that
may be aggravated by
Siltation Coastal Inundation
presence of coastal
dwellers
Cashew Production
Decrease in
Increase in Soaring Price of Development as
Livestock
Production Cost commodities alternative Source
Production
of Income
Loss of Aesthetic
Damage to crops and
Increase in water Destruction of Corals Value for
properties in coastal
particulates and Seagrasses Tourism/Eco-tourism
communities
Purposes

Increase Turbidity Loss of critical marine

(Temporary) habitat

Decrease Fish Catch

Decrease Income of
and other marine
Fishing Communities
products
Figure 4 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Precipitation - Forest)

Increase in Precipitation
(Forest)

More water Nutrient Leaching

reserve within within the Agro- Over Saturation
watershed areas forest areas

Increase Water Wilting of Increase

Reduce Soil
Provisioning Surface Run-off Landslide understorey Microorganisms
Productivity
Capacity plants Infestation (Fungi)

Decrease Food Prolonged

Flooding in Low- Lost of Forest
production in Regeneration of Loss of Trees
lying areas Vegetation
agro-forest areas Trees

Species Shift Reduce Diversity

Reduce Income
Range of Flora & Fauna

Social and
Insect Outbreak
economic issues
Figure 5 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Rainfall - Urban Area)

Increase in Rainfall
(Urban Area)

Compound
Flooding

Damage to Built Flood Related

environment Health Problems
(Structures and
Infrstructures) (Dengue etc.)

Disrupted
Transport and
Communication
Figure 6 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Temperature - Coastal)

Increase in
Temperature
(Coastal)

Change in
Sea Level Rise due
Migration Pattern
to Thermal Coral Bleaching
of Migratory
Expansion
Species

Loss of critical
Loss of Coastal Change in
habitat for some Coral Death
Property Biodiversity
species

Decrease of Fish
population and
other marine
products

Decrease Income
of Fishing
Communities
Figure 7 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Temperature - Forest)
Increase in
Temperature
(Forest)

Carbon Fertilization
Forest Fire
Effect

Growth
Enhancement of Lost of Aesthetic
Lost of Forest Cover Value
other Species of
Plants & Vice-versa

Decrease Water
Change in Forest Lost of Economic
Infiltration to Increase Surface
Species Loss of Biodiversity Value for Tourism
replenish ground Run-off
Composition Purposes
water supply

Reduce Forest
Flooding in Low
Capacity to Store
Lying areas
Fresh Water Supply

Water Shortage for

Domestic & Damage to Life and
Agricultural Properties
Consumption
Figure 8 Climate Change Impact Chain (Increase in Temperature - Urban Area)

Increase in
Temperature
(Urban Area)

Increase Number of Increase in

Extreme Hot Days distribution and
and Nights causing abundance of insects
more discomfort and vector dideases

Increase Heat Stress Increase Medical

Increase in Energy Increase in Water
Condition and risk to Attention in vector
Consumption Consumption
heat related illnesses disease

Investment
Increase Medical
Increase in GHG Opportunity for
attention to heat
Emissions Power and Water
related illnesses
Providers

Increase Risk in Increase in Energy

Climate Change and Water Rate